We can agree that most pundits would say it was one of the greatest week for the Barrow administration. A week that saw the official commissioning of the ferry Kunta Kinteh where President Barrow gave a big, thoughtful speech about serious things juxtaposed with his cool and collected personality, which […]
Author: Kairo News
Why Not Retreat And Re-calibrate!
My fight for the Gambia is purely and solely for the good of the country and her people. In doing so, I have a yardstick that I use to measure my gains, constraints as well as where I go wrong. This is why my first goal is to end dictatorship, […]
Eid Goes Beyond Remembering Allah
Gambian President has said that Eid-ul-Fitr feast goes beyond remembering Allah. In his Eid message, published below, President Adama Barrow said: “Eid-ul-Fitr is not only about remembering Allah and offering gratitude to him but it is also a day we are reminded of our religious duty of sharing and caring […]
Civil Service Becoming Ghost Town!
Historically, the Gambia’s Personnel Management Office (PMO) is always full of people most of who are job seekers in the Civil Service. The place is the first port of call for would-be career Civil Servants. The office announces vacancies, conducts interviews, vets and employs government employees. But in a Jammeh […]
President Barrow’s Real Headache
By Benny Gudo When the coalition government led by property mogul, Adam Barrow, came into effect in a post-Jammeh, a mammoth task of steering the economy as well as the social and political fabrics of Gambia towards the right trajectory was in the waiting room. Many wanted to see whether […]
Observer Crisis: GPU Is Ill-informed
This statement from GPU, if it is not a demonstration of the low calibre of people in Gambian media, it nonetheless shows that they are ill-informed about the issue and the subject matter. What the Daily Observer has done is fraudulent and criminal and those behind it (including the company’s […]
Minister Explains Observer Closure
The Gambia’s Minister of Information, Communication and Infrastructure, Demba Jawo, has issued a statement, explaining that the closure of the Daily Observer has nothing to do with the paper’s editorial policy. Rather, he said, the development resulted from the company’s failure to pay over D17 million tax arrears that it is […]
Observer Closure Impairs Press Freedom
The Gambia Press Union has described the temporary closure of the Daily Observer as “regrettable” because it “impairs freedom of expression.” The Union’s reaction to the Gambia Revenue’s closure for accumulated tax arrears of over 17 million dalasis is published below. The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is deeply concerned about […]
Serial Fatal Rapist In Custody; Gambians Breathing Peace
Police in Fajikunda have in custody a confessed serial fatal rapist. The arrest and subsequent detention of Essa Jarjue is helping the police reach to the bottom of fatal rape and burglary cases in Serekunda and Kombo North areas. Before his Friday’s arrest, police launched investigation on the mysterious deaths […]
What’s Halifa’s Hidden Agenda?
That is the highest level of hypocrisy. Mr Sallah is speaking from both sides of his mouth. Not so long ago, at the very beginning of the Transition, he said it was unconstitutional to appoint Mrs Tambajang the VP but now he is calling for a Transitional Justice System to […]
Observer Closure: GRA Remains Defiant
By Abdoulie John Frantic efforts by the Gambia Press Union to unseal the offices of the Observer Media Company, publisher of the Daily Observer newspaper, bore no fruit. A meeting involving the GPU and Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) officials ended without a breakthrough. “We couldn’t agree on anything with Gambia […]
Why Observer Must Pay Taxes!
Daily Observer Possibly Traded Illegally Since It Was Taken From Baba Jobe! When I briefly took over as MD of the Daily Observer between November 2007 and June 2008, there was a fight between Amadou Samba and myself from day one about the financial situation at the Observer Company. The […]